I’m sure to compensate my grip when doing anything that could potentially compromise the symmetry of my body…no matter how trivial. Shit, when I’m carrying my grociery bags back to my car, I try to put the same exact weight in each hand…alternate your grip each set in my opinion.
[quote]Catalyst Fitness wrote:
Your grip is subsidized by using the mixed grip.
If you think grip strength is not a factor then do your rack pulls and deadlifts with a pronated grip and get back to me.
Sorry, should have mentioned that I compete at powerlifting primarily, so I don’t care how the bar gets up, as long as it’s within the rules of my feds.
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You don’t need to mention that. I’ve competed in PL for many years also.
Fact remains, as the weights go up and up, the stress on the bicep and bicep tendon increases on the supinated side.
[quote]PF_88 wrote:
I guess this only applies to people who grab the bar this way, but I’ve never used straps do I always use a mixed grip. I personally do not switch grips, as having my left hand supinated and right hand pronated feels very awkward. Anyone else find it necessary to switch from set to set?[/quote]
I use a double pronated grip on the way up, and once I hit about 70-80 percent of max I start using the mixed grip. I try to switch which hand is pronated and which is supinated. However I can achieve my top weight only with my right hand supinated and left pronated, for some reason.
No one here uses hook grip? I can’t do the same weight on hook as I can w/ mixed grip but am working on it.
[quote]chitown34 wrote:
No one here uses hook grip? I can’t do the same weight on hook as I can w/ mixed grip but am working on it.[/quote]
I’ve only tried it a few times but it feels realy awkward. I couldn’t lift anywhere near as much. That might be more because it felt weird. I also have extremely flexible “double jointed” thumbs, might be why.